2.1.2. Density in Humid Air

The density of humid air is calculated as follows:

\rho=\frac{p}{R_{\mathrm{wet}}\cdot\theta}

Here R_\mathrm{wet} is the specific gas constant for humid air:

R_{\mathrm{wet}}=\frac{R_{\mathrm{dry}}}{1-0,378\cdot\frac{p_\mathrm{v}}{p_\mathrm{a}}}

The factor in the denominator is calculated using the following relationship, where R_\mathrm{v} is the gas constant of water vapor:

 0,378=\frac{\left(R_V-R_{dry}\right)}{R_V}

The water vapor partial pressure is calculated from the relative humidity and the saturation vapor pressure at dry bulb temperature:

p_{\mathrm{v}}=h_{\mathrm{rel}}\cdot p_{\mathrm{sat}(T_{\mathrm{dry}})}

For temperatures between 0°C and 100°C applies:

p_{\mathrm{sat}\left(T_{\mathrm{dry}}\right)}=610,8+44,442\cdot T_{dry}+1,4133\cdot T_{\mathrm{dry}}^2+0,0276\cdot T_{\mathrm{dry}}^3+2,55667\cdot 10^{-4} \cdot T_{\mathrm{dry}}^4+2,98166\cdot10^{-6}\cdot T_{\mathrm{dry}}^5


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